How Danny Thompson's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Danny Thompson totaled 575 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 237.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1972, posting 144, well above the league average of 40.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1971 at 11, well below the league average of 41.7 that year. The Starts as Fielder trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 74 in 1974 to 96 in 1975 and 84 in 1976, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 11 to 144 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Danny Thompson Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Danny Thompson Starts as Fielder Per Season

Danny Thompson's Starts as Fielder for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Danny Thompson Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Danny Thompson Starts as Fielder by Team

Danny Thompson's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Danny Thompson career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Danny Thompson Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Danny Thompson's career Starts as Fielder, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Danny Thompson Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Danny Thompson Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Danny Thompson's seasonal Starts as Fielder alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Danny Thompson Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Danny Thompson Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Danny Thompson's MLB career with Starts as Fielder alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Danny Thompson Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table